Suicide Statistics
Every year, around 4000 Canadians die by Suicide and approximately 11 people will end their lives by suicide every day. According to the latest statistics, suicide is ranked the 9th leading cause of death in Canada and these numbers are slowly growing, especially with the rate of many Aboriginal communities being much higher than the general Canadian population.
In addition, statistics state that men commit suicide at a rate four times higher than that of women; however, make 3 to 4 times more suicide attempts than men do.
Similarly, worldwide, suicide is now among the third leading causes of death especially among those aged 15-44 years across all sexes and the second leading cause of death globally among 15-29 year olds,
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If these mental illnesses go untreated, it might very well lead to suicide. Some negative life experiences that may cause depression are: The death of a loved one, a divorce, separation, a serious loss, such as a loss of a job, house, or money, a serious accident, chronic physical pain, Intense emotional pain, loss of hope, physical/verbal abuse, Low self-esteem and Drug/Alcohol abuse, amongst other causes.
Legal issues
There are legal issues with regards to professional ethics related to suicide in a workplace, with mental health professionals in the Psychiatry and Psychology industry as they belong to a professional association and are obligated to adhere to a code of ethics as a condition of membership. The code is a statement of standards of conduct towards clients and others.
One of the ethically legal issues is confidentiality. For counselors and psychologists, confidentiality is a foundational ethical standard. Confidentiality is
Corey, G., Corey, M.S. & Callahan, P. (2007). Confidentiality: Ethical and legal issues. In Brooks/Cole (8th Ed.), Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions pp. 208-264.
For Example if confidentiality is the dilemma The NAADAC Code of Ethics states that” Every effort is made to protect the confidentiality of client information, and in very specific cases or situations to disclose information appropriately and according to federal law”(NAADAC, 2011, para. 5). In as much According to ACA Code of Ethics counselors are required to violate confidentiality only “to protect clients or identified others from serious and foreseeable harm or when legal requirements demand that confidential information must be revealed” (American Counseling Association [ACA], 2005). Therefore, since trust is one of the most important aspects of a counselor client relationship a counselor must be certain if confidentiality is the ethical dilemma being presented, there should be clear-cut reasons for the information to be disclosed. If a counselor is educated with the proper laws and the relevant Code of ethics pertinent to there field of study they can validate their decision to supervisor, clients, and even legal entity’s if
World health Organization (WHO) (2011). Facts and figures, Suicide. Retrieved November 2, 2011 from http://www.WHO.int
According to Fowler, Crosby, Parks, and Ivey (2013), suicide and nonfatal suicidal ideations are significant public health concerns for adolescents and young adults. While the onset of suicidal behaviors is observed as young as six years of age, rates of death and nonfatal injury resulting from suicidal behavior are moderately low until 15 years of age (Fowler et al., 2013). According to Fowler et al (2013), the most current available statistics in the United States (U. S.) reported suicide as the third leading cause of death among youth aged 10-14 and 15-19 years, and it was the second leading cause of death among persons aged 20-24 years.
A mother finds her 17 year old teenage son hanging from the rafters of their basement. To hear of this occurrence is not rare in society today. Every 90 minutes a teenager in this country commits suicide. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for 15-24 year olds. The National suicide rate has increased 78% between 1952 and 1992. The rate for 15-19 year olds rose from two per 100,000 to 12.9, more than 600 percent. (Special report, Killing the Pain, Rae Coulli)
Mandatory ethics is the level of functioning where the counselor is abiding by the basic “do’s and don’ts” of professional counseling. These are definitive codes that will protect a counselor from legal action and professional censure. All mental health professionals will be held accountable by the minimum standards set by state licensure boards and courts of law. Issues addressed by the Code of Conduct of the American Psychological Association (APA) include, but are not limited to, competence, human relations, confidentiality and fees. (American Psychological Association, 2002)
As stated by Collins (2007), the privacy and openness to discuss intimate issues can stimulate vulnerability with the client. Another ethical issue with this theory can be a growing dependence with the counselor. An additional ethical issue with this therapy is for the client to know his or her vulnerability regarding emotional or sexual needs when it comes to counseling a client (Corey, 2007). An additional ethical issue for the Individual Psychology therapy is that there may be some confusion as times to what is to happen in the counseling
Linde, L.E., Erford, B.T., & Cheung, A. (2010). Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling. In B.T. Erford (Ed.), Orientations to the Counseling Profession: Advocacy, ethics, and essential professional foundations (pp.55-92). New Jersey: Pearson.
Summary The professional counseling arena is one that mandates absolute integrity of character and a strong awareness of moral boundaries. Perhaps even more important is a firm grasp of the code of ethics governing the body of professional counselors, the American Counseling Association. The video Legal and Ethical Issues for Mental Health Professions, vol. 2: Dual Relationships, Boundaries, Standards of Care & Termination (Sommers. 2010) provided tremendous insight into the importance of strict adherence to governing ethical codes and the need to obtain clarity when counselor client issue arise that are not emphatically outlined in ethical codes. The one thing that is readily obvious, when the ethics code is unclear in a matter, personal
Suicide is arguably one of the most major controversies. Suicide is the act of taking one’s own life as a result of a psychiatric disorder that sometimes is brought on with certain life threatening illnesses, stress, genetics, or other influences like physical or emotional abuse. There are many conditions that are known for having suicidal thoughts and ideation as a side effect; major depression, manic depression, or bipolar disorder, anxiety, borderline personality disorder, and many more. Most suicidal individuals want to avoid emotional or physical pain by killing themselves to escape the pain they can’t bear and solve their insoluble problem. Sometimes, suicide is also done out of anger. Suicide may not be the answer to their problems, but sometimes suicide is the only way to escape.
This essay examines the reasons why a person of good physical health decides to terminate their own life. It does not consider euthanasia, assisted or forced suicide. Compared to most aspects of psychological health it is limited in scope for research – no “follow-up” can be performed, if the act is completed, and no ethical panel would approve experiments to demonstrate a causal link. Suicide has “no one single cause or stressor” according to the Lancet 2011.
Many people die from suicide. About one million die a year from suicide. In 2010 suicide was the tenth leading cause of death, also in 2010 a person died every thirteen point seven minutes from suicide. People who die from suicide vary in age. People from different age groups die at different rates from suicide.
Most everyone at some time in his or her life will experience periods of anxiety, sadness, and despair. These are normal reactions to the pain of loss, rejection, or disappointment. Those with serious mental illnesses, however, often experience much more extreme reactions, reactions that can leave them mired in hopelessness. And when all hope is lost, some feel that suicide is the only solution.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death for 15 to 24 year olds, and the sixth leading cause for 5 to 14 year olds. Suicide accounts for twelve percent of the mortality in the adolescent and young adult group. Young males are more common than young woman suicides. These are only children who followed through with the suicide. For every successful suicide there are fifty to one hundred adolescent suicide attempts. In other words, more than five percent of all teenagers tried to commit suicide, and the number is still rising. It is scary to think that four percent of high school students have made a suicide attempt within the previous twelve months. In a small safe town like Avon, in the Avon High School where you and I practically live, you can see the faces of 22 students that have tried to commit suicide. That is enough to fill a classroom.
Suicide happens to the teenagers because of very strong feeling of hopelessness or frustration is terrible to family, friends, and community. People in their circle might be left wondering if they could have done something to prevent that young person from turning to suicide. Suicides among young people continue to be a serious problem. Based on research in 2015, suicide is the second leading cause of death for ages 10-24 in 2015. It is ranked the